Macbook Air 15 inch vs Macbook Pro 14: A Comparative Guide
Apple unveiled a new MacBook Air model with a 15.3-inch display that uses the same base M2 CPU as the current MacBook Air 13. The aim is obviously to create a larger laptop that keeps the amazing thinness and lightness of the MacBook Air while providing additional screen real estate to work with.
The MacBook Pro 14 costs substantially more, starting at $2,000 for a 10-core CPU/16-core GPU M2 Pro, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and a 14.2-inch Liquid Retina Mini-LED display. You can max it out at $6,300 for a 12-core CPU/38-core GPU M2 Max, 96GB of RAM, and 8TB of storage.
Macbook Air 15 inch vs Macbook Pro 14: Design
The MacBook Air 15 was designed in the same way as the MacBook Air M2. That is, it resembles the MacBook Pro 14, albeit somewhat larger in width and depth, but significantly thinner at 0.45 inches against 0.60 inches.
It’s also lighter, at 3.3 pounds as opposed to 3.5 pounds. Consider a MacBook Pro 14 placed on a chopping board and spread out with a rolling pin to get the idea. That’s a good thing, because the slightly boxy shape that’s currently shared by all MacBook models is attractive in its simplicity, and while it doesn’t stand out, it doesn’t need to.
Macbook Air 15 inch vs Macbook Pro 14: I/O & Connectivity
The MacBook Air 15 has fewer connectivity options than the MacBook Pro 14, with only two Thunderbolt 4 ports and an audio jack similar to the MacBook Air 13-inch. The Pro variants include three Thunderbolt 4 connections, an HDMI port, and a full-sized SD card reader.
As a result, the MacBook Pro 14 is much more expandable. Both, however, use MagSafe 3 chargers, leaving a Thunderbolt 4 connector open for external use. The MacBook Air 15 is advertised on the Apple website as having Wi-Fi 6 rather than the newer Wi-Fi 6E that is offered for the MacBook Pro 14, and both feature Bluetooth 5.3 capability.
MacBook Air 15 inch vs MacBook Pro 14: Performance
The MacBook Air M2 is powered by Apple’s M2 processor, specifically the model with eight CPU cores and ten GPU cores, as well as a 16-core Neural Engine. As a result, it should operate similar to the MacBook Air 13-inch that we examined. The M2 Pro or M2 Max with a variety of CPU and GPU core counts is available for the MacBook Pro 14. To put it simply, the MacBook Pro 14 is a considerably speedier notebook.
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